1.My father (59 yr PhD) was recently laid off from his research position after 21 years. His firm was bought out and they cut everyone in his age group. Despite having 10 patents saving the firm

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My friend, to say it is not fair is an understatement. Looks like he is close to retirement and hopefully he can find something to get him there.

For the rest of us, this is a reminder that the companies we work for are optimized to use us.

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This. Companies rent our time. Never forget that.

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Something similar happened to my Dad. He took some time off and now does contract work and teaches, and honestly it’s been awesome but came with about 6 months of him just struggling to figure out what he wanted to do now and then find something that fit his plan.

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Thanks I needed to hear that

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Another thought - does he know how to get grant money? Many researchers in industry don’t - but if he does, he has a future in administration

I was also laid off at 59 from KPMG . After helping the practice grow by millions of dollars. Unfortunately, we’re just a number. It’s very hard to get a same pay job at this age. I decided to early retired.

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